AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, August 4, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Wednesday, August 04, 2010                  The diesel-powered Volkswagen Golf TDI is rated at 34 mpg.... The 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Two-Door, an AW Drivers Log ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR CHERYL L. BLAHNIK: I had this car over the weekend and one question really sticks out in my mind: Why don't we have more diesel cars like this in the United States? Not only do these cars not have the nasty smell associated with the old diesels, these get really good fuel mileage. The car is small and great for jetting around here and there. I like the sporty look ...   Aug. 3: What to charge for a charge I drove the Mitsubishi i-MiEV in to the office but did not plug it in after being unceremoniously unplugged and threatened on Monday. Looks like we got the charging thing sorted out. I met with two maintenance guys from the building. They were acting under orders (isn't that always the defense?...   What happens in Fontana "You are not going to believe this," he said, an unreadable expression on his face. He was right. Following him around a corner, I turned to look where he pointed. There, across the darkened lot of our Las Vegas Motel 6, some 200 miles from the scene of the crime, a blue Toyota Sienna minivan was...   Mustang's 5.0-liter V8 now ready for your car The new, all-aluminum 5.0-liter V8 that is the heart of the 2011 Ford Mustang GT--and is destined for future duty in Ford's F-Series pickups--has popped up as a new entry in the Ford Racing Performance Parts catalog. With a suggested retail price of just a buck less than $7,000, you can get the...   Stop-start restart: General Motors' mild hybrids set to return in 2011 General Motors Co. plans to bring back mild hybrids next year, said Larry Nitz, GM executive director of hybrid and electric powertrain engineering. GM discontinued mild hybrids after 2009 when the closing of Saturn left the carmaker with the technology on just one vehicle, the Chevrolet Malibu ... You May Have Missed...   U.S. auto sales rise 5 percent in July General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. posted their smallest U.S. sales gains of the year, while America Honda Co. and Toyota Motor declined as July results fell short of forecasts.Total industry sales advanced 5 percent from a year earlier for the smallest monthly increase since January. The...   $40 million Bugatti on exhibit: Mullin museum models its masterpiece Remember the Bugatti that sold a few months ago for somewhere between $30 million and $40 million? It is still the world's most expensive car. And now you can have a look at it at the fabulous Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, Calif.The 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic was one of only three ever...   Aug. 2: The i-MiEV vampire has been discovered There's never a shortage of stuff to write about with this car.On Monday, our building-management team in Los Angeles discovered that--OMG!--there was some kind of electric thing plugged in downstairs.I got a call from our office manager, who had been told that I had to go unplug the electric car.... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the AutoWeek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other AutoWeek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add AutoWeek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.